On 08/01/2016 2:10 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "graham" > wrote in message
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>> On 08/01/2016 12:44 PM, Helpful person wrote:
>>> On Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:36:54 PM UTC-5, MaryL wrote:
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>>>> That's what I do. I eat old-fashioned oatmeal several times a week,
>>>> and
>>>> I haven't added sugar since I was a teenager (a *long* time ago).
>>>> There
>>>> are also some other cooked cereal that I think do not contain sugar.
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>>>> MaryL
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>>> Except i don't care for oatmeal. I like dry cereal.
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>>> http://www.richardfisher.com
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>> Some 50 years ago I was in hospital in a large public ward where there
>> were some teen and adult patients recovering from tonsillectomies. The
>> standard post-operative procedure was to make them eat *dry
>> cornflakes*!!!
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> I'd heard of that! I wonder why? It sounds rather cruel
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I thought so at the time but the thinking then was that if they didn't,
there would be swelling and they'd have to operate again.